TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10664, 20 June 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. SURREY

A SOFT WICKET

(Received Juno 19., 10.5 a.m.)

LONDON, June 18

There was sunshine when the match between Australia and Surrey was resumed, hut the wicket was soft. Jennings, and Bardsley resumed, Rushby and Smith howling. Tho batsmen were careful, and fifty appeared after sixty-five minutes' play.

Jennings got his leg in front when he had scored 32. He was at the wickets eighty minutes, and gave a stylish display. The rest of the team made a poor stand. Without addition to the scoro, Bardsley, playing forward, was howled by a .breakback. He had scored V* in 45 minutes. 1 Six run;; later Smith caught Mayna off his own bowling. Gregory was run out, by a smart; return by Hobbs at silly point. Matthews, without addition, ras | caught in tho slips, the last four w okets adding 15 runs. The remaining three added twenty-eight. Smith, in making a big drive, .vas caught at long-on. Emery and Hazlitt saw the century hoisted for 130 minute's play. The innings lasted 138 minutes. The bowling was good. ' Surrey opened as usual with Hobb.; and Hayward, Hazlitt and Emery bowling. Webster fielded as substitute For Gregory, who had strained the muscles of his leg. The pitch suited the bowlers at first, the ball turning' quickly. • At lunch the score was 0 for 22. On resuming, Matthews and Kelleway took up the bowling. ■ Minnett acted as subr.i';ute for Gregory. Fifteen runs had bee'- -fided, when a separation was eftV 1, Hayward getting out leg-before )o Matthews. The wicket bad improved, and * Hobbs and Hayes were associated in I a fine stand Runs came freely, and the century was obtained in 80 minutes. Hayes made a mis-'hit, and was caught at mid-off hy Macartney by Hazlitt. The partnership added 82. Ducat and Hobbs made another good stand, adding 42. Hobbs at 76 was taken vat coverpoint. He gave a fine display, scoring all round the wicket.- He hit a sixer and eight fours. Following are ihe scores :

AUSTRALIA—First innings. * Kelleway, c Strudwick, b Smith 8 Macartney, c Strudwick, b Hitch 15 Jennings, lbw, b Rushby 32 Bardsley, b Smith 9 | Gregory, run out 4 Mayno, c and b Smith 4 Matthews, c Hayes, b Rushby 0 Smith, c Abe], b Smith 13 Hazlitt, b Hitch o Emery, 10 Carkeek, 3 Sundries . 6 Total 109 Bowling analysis:—Smith. 5 for G6, Hitch 2 for 12, Rushby 2 for 25. Second innings. Jennings, retired hurt 0 Mayne, not out 8 Macartney, not out .11 Extras 5 Total for one wicket 27 ' SURREY. First innings 100 Second innings. Hayward, lbw, b Matthews 25 Hfcbbs, c Bardsley, b Matthews' 7G Hayes, c Macartney, b Hazlitt 40 Ducat, st Carkeek, b Matthews 8 Bird, c Emery, b Hazlitt 2 Abel, c Hazlitt, b Kelleway 35 Meyer, b Macartney 40 Hitchfi c Carkeek, b Kelleway 0 Strudwick. not out 0 Smith, c Kelleway, b Macartney 0 Rusbiby, b Kelleway 1 0 Extras 21 Total 247 SOUTH AFRICA v. SOMERSET. ° COLLAPSE OF THE VISITORS. (Received June 19,-9.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. The South Africans in their first annings against SoiniTiet were disu :>-> ed of for 90. Somerset, in their first innings, made 127. South Africa had scored 45 without i the loss of a wicket when stumps j were drawn. j Scores: — ,

SOUTff AFRICA First innings. Taylor, c Chidgley, b Greswell 11 Tancred, c Bajama, b Greswell 28

Nourse, c and ib Greswell 0 Snooke, c and b Greswell 31 Faulkner, c Greswell/b Robson 0 Strieker, c Robson, b Greswell : 10 Mitchell, b Robson 5 Pegler, b Robson . 4 Carter, c Bajama, b Robson 0 Ward, not out , ' <5 Cox, b Robson 0 Extra 1 Total .../............ 96 Bowling analysis. —'Greswell 5 for 44, Robson 5 for 33, Hardy 0 for IS. Second innings. Taylor, not out 13 Tancred, not out 24 Extras 3 Total for no wickets 4.5 SOMERSET.—First Innings. Bajama, c Carter, b Pegler 19Dania.ll, c Faulkner, b Pegler 9 Tillard, c Strieker, b Carter 14 Biswood, c Ward, b Carter 0 Braund, 1) Carter 2fi Robson, c and b Carter 23 Hardy, b Pegler 5 Stewart, b Pegler 0 Hutton, not out 13 Greswell, c Snooke, b Pegler 3 Bridges, b Pegleh 4 Sundries 5 Total 127 Bowling analysis.—Pegler 6 fdr 42, Cox 0 for 15, Carter 4 for '77, Faulkner 0 for 18.

(Somerset occupies the unen liable position of last in the County championship, and has only won one match in the last two seasons, that match -being with Hampshire last year.)